KNEE PADS

KNEE PADS

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REPLACE PADDED KNEE INSERTS WITH SUEDE LEATHER ON AN ENGLISH SADDLE

WITHOUT TAKING THE SADDLE APART

This repair involves making up and installing new padded knee inserts with suede leather on an English saddle without taking the saddle apart.

As a general rule suede leather is used in forward seat ( Deep seated jumping or VVS ) saddles.

MATERIALS LIST AND COSTS – Based on average costs and times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

AMOUNT	DESCRIPTION	COST	TOTAL
2.04	SQ FT SUEDE LEATHER	3.18	6.49
2.04	SQ FT VEG TAN TOP GRAIN LEATHER	3.90	7.96
1	SQ FT FOAM RUBBER [½" X 8" X 12"]	4.90	4.90
	MISC SUPPLIES @ 20% (THREAD-RIVETS-DYE-OIL, ETC.)		1.30
	MATERIALS COST		20.64
	PROFIT OR RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON MATERIALS USED		1.09
	MATERIALS TOTAL COST		21.73
4.18	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR { The shop rate is the total of your hourly wage and an hourly rate to cover your overhead costs }	SHOP RATE TOTAL	MATERIALS & SHOP RATE TOTAL
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 40.00 PER HOUR	167.20	188.93
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 45.00 PER HOUR	188.10	209.83
	HOURS OF LABOR AT A SHOP RATE OF $ 50.00 per HOUR NATIONAL AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	209.00	230.73
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 55.00 PER HOUR	229.90	251.63
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 60.00 PER HOUR	250.80	272.53

TIMES – Based on average times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

PROCESS	TIMES (minutes)
REMOVE OLD PADDED KNEE INSERTS	23.00
MAKE PATTERN FOR NEW INSERTS	27.00
MAKE UP NEW PADDED INSERTS (EITHER LONG OR SHORT	66.00
HAND STITCH INSERTS INTO FLAPS	135.00
TOTAL MINUTES	251.00
TOTAL HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR	4.18

MATERIALS LIST

NO	DESCRIPTION	WIDTH	LENGTH	TOTAL
2	SUEDE SPLIT FOR THE TOP OF THE KNEE ROLLS - CUT FROM PATTERN - APPROX - 7" X 4"	7	14	196.00
	TOTAL SQ INCHES			196.00
	50% WASTE SQ INCHES			98.00
	TOTAL SQ FT			2.04

NO	DESCRIPTION	WIDTH	LENGTH	TOTAL
2	TOP GRAIN LEATHER FOR BOTTOM OF THE KNEE ROLLS - CUT FROM PATTERN - APPROX - 7" X 14"	7	14	196.00
	TOTAL SQ INCHES			196.00
	50% WASTE SQ INCHES			98.00
	TOTAL SQ FT			2.04

REPLACE PADDED KNEE INSERTS WITH TOP GRAIN LEATHER ON AN ENGLISH SADDLE

WITHOUT TAKING THE SADDLE APART

This repair involves making up and installing new padded knee inserts with top grain leather on an English saddle without taking the saddle apart.

As a general rule top grain leather is used in dressage saddles.

MATERIALS LIST AND COSTS – Based on average costs and times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

AMOUNT	DESCRIPTION	COST	TOTAL
2.19	SQ FT TOP GRAIN LEATHER	5.73	12.55
2.19	SQ FT VEG TAN TOP GRAIN LEATHER	3.90	8.54
1	SQ FT FOAM RUBBER [½" X 6" X 14"]	4.90	4.90
	MISC SUPPLIES @ 20% (THREAD-RIVETS-DYE-OIL, ETC.)		2.51
	MATERIALS COST		28.50
	PROFIT OR RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON MATERIALS USED		1.50
	MATERIALS TOTAL COST		30.00
4.18	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR { The shop rate is the total of your hourly wage and an hourly rate to cover your overhead costs }	SHOP RATE TOTAL	MATERIALS & SHOP RATE TOTAL
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 40.00 PER HOUR	167.20	197.20
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 45.00 PER HOUR	188.10	218.10
	HOURS OF LABOR AT A SHOP RATE OF $ 50.00 per HOUR NATIONAL AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME	209.00	239.00
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 55.00 PER HOUR	229.90	259.90
	HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR TIMES A SHOP RATE OF $ 60.00 PER HOUR	250.80	280.80

TIMES – Based on average times for a saddle maker with 3/5 years of experience

PROCESS	TIMES (minutes)
REMOVE OLD PADDED KNEE INSERTS	23.00
MAKE PATTERN FOR NEW INSERTS	27.00
MAKE UP NEW PADDED INSERTS (EITHER LONG OR SHORT	66.00
HAND STITCH INSERTS INTO FLAPS	135.00
TOTAL MINUTES	251.00
TOTAL HOURS OF LABOR NEEDED FOR REPAIR	4.18

MATERIALS LIST

NO	DESCRIPTION	WIDTH	LENGTH	TOTAL
2	TOP GRAIN FOR THE TOP OF THE KNEE ROLLS - CUT FROM PATTERN - APPROX - 75" X 15"	7	15	210.00
	TOTAL SQ INCHES			210.00
	50% WASTE SQ INCHES			105.00
	TOTAL SQ FT			2.19

NO	DESCRIPTION	WIDTH	LENGTH	TOTAL
2	TOP GRAIN LEATHER FOR BOTTOM OF THE KNEE ROLLS - CUT FROM PATTERN - APPROX - 7" X 15"	7	15	210.00
	TOTAL SQ INCHES			210.00
	50% WASTE SQ INCHES			105.00
	TOTAL SQ FT			2.19